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Foley, Toni; Dinan-Thompson, Maree; Caltabiano, Nerina – Journal of Religious Education, 2020
This paper explores the question, "What is the individual's experience of interreligious learning and teaching?" It utilises hermeneutic phenomenology to interpret the rich and hidden meanings of lived experiences. van Manen's (Phenomenology of practice: meaning-giving methods in phenomenological research and writing. Routledge, New…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Religious Education, Phenomenology, Learning Experience
Thompson, Barbara A.; Kritsonis, William Allan – Online Submission, 2009
The curriculum for general education based on the idea of the realms of meaning or logical patterns bring a variety of structures in knowledge and disciplined understanding. Curriculums adjusted for differences in culture, situations, learning levels, aptitudes, and the amount of enthusiasm brings consistency and unity in the learning experience…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Strategic Planning, Hermeneutics, Curriculum
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Gunton, Lyndelle – Australian Library Journal, 2011
What informs members of the church community as they learn? Do the ways people engage with information differ according to the circumstances in which they learn? Informed learning, or the ways in which people use information in the learning experience and the degree to which they are aware of that, has become a focus of contemporary information…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Information Literacy, Learning Experience, Lay People
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Semetsky, Inna – International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 2009
This paper is threefold. It is grounded in the philosophical work of two educational theorists: John Dewey and our contemporary Nel Noddings. It also brings into the conversation the ancient system of Tarot, arguing that its pictorial symbolism embodies intellectual, moral, and spiritual "lessons" derived from collective human experiences across…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Learning Experience, Ethics, Self Concept
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Dirkx, John M. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2008
This article describes different ways of understanding emotions and their role in adult learning. The author suggests that people's understanding of emotions is shifting from one where they are viewed as an obstacle to reason and knowing to more holistic and integral ways of knowing one's self and the world. In this article, he provides a…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Psychological Patterns, Role Perception, Emotional Development
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Bergsteiner, Harald; Avery, Gayle C. – College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 2008
Study tours can help internationalize curricula and prepare students for global workplaces. We examine benefits of tours providing deep-level learning experiences rather than industrial tourism using five main theoretical frameworks to highlight the diverse learning benefits associated with intensive study tours in particular. Relevant theoretical…
Descriptors: Administrators, Study Abroad, Tourism, Travel